Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

form of Walter, which is derived from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

'' Walthari'', containing the elements ''wald'' -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and ''hari'' -"warrior". The name was first popularized by the famous epic German hero Walther von Aquitaine and later with the

Minnesänger (; "love song") was a tradition of lyric- and song-writing in Germany and Austria that flourished in the Middle High German period. This period of medieval German literature began in the 12th century and continued into the 14th. People who w ...

Walther von der Vogelweide Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170c. 1230) was a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs (" Sprüche") in Middle High German. Walther has been described as the greatest German lyrical poet before Goethe; his hundr ...

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* Walther Bauersfeld (1879–1959), German engineer who built the first projection planetarium *

Walther Bothe Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (; 8 January 1891 – 8 February 1957) was a German nuclear physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 with Max Born. In 1913, he joined the newly created Laboratory for Radioactivity at the Reich Physi ...

(1891–1957), German nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate *

Walther von Brauchitsch Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief (''Oberbefehlshaber'') of the German Army during World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family ...

(1881–1948), German World War II field marshal * Walther Dahl (1916–1985), German World War II flying ace *

Walther von Dyck Walther Franz Anton von Dyck (6 December 1856 – 5 November 1934), born Dyck () and later ennobled, was a German mathematician. He is credited with being the first to define a mathematical group, in the modern sense in . He laid the foundation ...

(1856–1934), German mathematician *

Walther Flemming Walther Flemming (21 April 1843 – 4 August 1905) was a German biologist and a founder of cytogenetics. He was born in Sachsenberg (now part of Schwerin) as the fifth child and only son of the psychiatrist Carl Friedrich Flemming (1799–1880 ...

(1843–1905), German biologist and a founder of cytogenetics * Walther Funk (1890–1960), economist and Nazi official convicted of war crimes in the Nuremberg Trials * Walther Hahm (1894–1951), German World War II general *

Walther Hewel Walther Hewel (25 March 1904 – 2 May 1945) was a German diplomat before and during World War II, an early and active member of the Nazi Party, and one of German dictator Adolf Hitler's personal friends. Early life Hewel was born in 1904 ...

(1904–1945), German diplomat and one of Hitler's few personal friends *

Walther Kossel Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel (4 January 1888 – 22 May 1956) was a German physicist known for his theory of the chemical bond ( ionic bond/octet rule), Sommerfeld–Kossel displacement law of atomic spectra, the Kossel-Stranski model for crystal ...

(1888–1956), German physicist *

Walther von Lüttwitz Walther Karl Friedrich Ernst Emil Freiherr von Lüttwitz (2 February 1859 – 20 September 1942) was a German general who fought in World War I. Lüttwitz is best known for being the driving force behind the Kapp–Lüttwitz Putsch of 1920 w ...

(1859–1942), German general and a leader of the unsuccessful Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch against the Weimar Republic *

Walther Meissner Fritz Walther Meissner (German: ''Meißner'') (16 December 1882 – 16 November 1974) was a German technical physicist. Meissner was born in Berlin to Waldemar Meissner and Johanna Greger. He studied mechanical engineering and physics at t ...

(1882–1974), German technical physicist and discoverer of the Meissner effect *

Walther Müller Walther Müller (6 September 1905, in Hanover – 4 December 1979, in Walnut Creek, California) was a German physicist, most well known for his improvement of Hans Geiger's counter for ionizing radiation, now known as the Geiger-Müller tube. ...

(1905–1979), German physicist *

Walther Otto Müller Walther Otto Müller, also Otto Müller, (20 June 1833 – 17 July 1887, in Gera) was a German botanist and gardner.Frahm & Eggers: ''Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen.'' He was mainly interested in Cryptogamae, in particular lichen and mosses. ...

(1833–1887), German botanist *

Walther Nehring Walther Nehring (15 August 1892 – 20 April 1983) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the Afrika Korps. Early life Nehring was born on 15 August 1892 in Stretzin, West Prussia. Nehring was the descendant o ...

(1892–1983), German World War II general * Walther Nernst (1864–1941), German physical chemist and physicist; Nobel laureate in chemistry *

Walther Rathenau Walther Rathenau (29 September 1867 – 24 June 1922) was a German industrialist, writer and liberal politician. During the First World War of 1914–1918 he was involved in the organization of the German war economy. After the war, Rathenau ...

(1867–1922), German industrialist, politician, writer, statesman and Foreign Minister of Germany for the Weimar Republic *

Walther Ritz Walther Heinrich Wilhelm Ritz (22 February 1878 – 7 July 1909) was a Swiss theoretical physicist. He is most famous for his work with Johannes Rydberg on the Rydberg–Ritz combination principle. Ritz is also known for the variational method na ...

(1878–1909), Swiss theoretical physicist * Walther Schroth (1882–1944), German World War II general *

Walther Schwieger Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger (Wilhem Otto Walther Schwieger) (7 April 1885 – 5 September 1917) was a U-boat commander in the Imperial German Navy (''Kaiserliche Marine'') during First World War. In 1915, he sank the passenger liner wit ...

(1885–1917), German World War I U-boat commander who sank the ''Lusitania'' *

Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (; 22 August 1888 – 28 April 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LI Army Corps during the Battle of Stalingrad. At the end of the battle, he gave his officers freedom of action a ...

, German World War II general * Walther Stampfli (1884–1965), Swiss politician *

(c. 1170–c. 1230), High German lyric poet * Walther Wenck (1900–1982), youngest general in the German Army during World War II * Walther Wever (general) (1887–1936), German general, commander of the Luftwaffe and proponent of strategic bombing * Walther Wever (pilot) (1923–1945), German flying ace and son of the above

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* Andrea Walther (born 1970), German mathematician * Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688–1746), German anatomist * Bernhard Walther (1430–1504), German astronomer for whom a lunar crater is named *

C. F. W. Walther Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (October 25, 1811 – May 7, 1887) was a German-American Lutheran minister. He was the first president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and its most influential theologian. He is commemorated by that ...

(1811–1887), German-American first President of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and its most influential theologian * Carl Walther (1858–1915), German gunsmith and founder of Walther Arms * Christoph Walther (born 1950), German computer scientist * Edgar Walther (1930-2013), Swiss chess player * Eric Walther (born 1975), German pentathlete * Erich Walther (1903–1947), German World War II general * Frédéric Henri Walther (1761–1813), Alsatian-born general in Napoleon's army *

George Walther Sr. George Walther Sr. (August 13, 1876 – April 10, 1961) was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, civic leader and the holder of over 100 patents for truck wheels, brake drums, fifth wheels, and landing gear/legs for the trucking industr ...

(1876–1961), American inventor * George H. Walther (1828–1895), American politician * Geraldine Walther (born 1950), American violist *

Gesine Walther Gesine Walther (born 6 October 1962) is a retired German sprinter. Biography In 1982 Walther became the first European indoor champion in the 200 m event. At the 1982 European Championships she finished fifth in the 100 m, fourth in th ...

(born 1962), German sprinter *

Johann Gottfried Walther Johann Gottfried Walther (18 September 1684 – 23 March 1748) was a German music theorist, organist, composer, and lexicographer of the Baroque era. Walther was born at Erfurt. Not only was his life almost exactly contemporaneous to th ...

(1684–1748), German organist and composer * Johann Jakob Walther (composer) (1650–1704), German composer/violinist * Johann Jakob Walther (1600–1679), German artist and botanical illustrator *

Johannes Walther Johannes Walther (July 20, 1860 in Neustadt an der Orla, Germany – May 4, 1937 in Bad Hofgastein, Germany) was a German geologist who discovered important principles of stratigraphy, including Walther's Law.Norbert Hauschke, Silvia Isaac, La ...

(1860–1937), German geologist * Kerstin Walther (born 1961), German sprinter *

Kirsten Walther Kirsten Walther (31 August 1933 – 19 February 1987) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1956 and 1983. She is well known for her role in the films of the Olsen Gang and died unexpectedly a ...

(1933–1987), Danish actress *

Philipp Franz von Walther Philipp Franz von Walther (3 January 1782 – 29 December 1849) was a German surgeon and ophthalmologist. Biography He was born in Burrweiler. He studied medicine in Vienna under Georg Joseph Beer and Johann Peter Frank, obtaining his med ...

(1782–1849), German doctor

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